The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
THE SHIP WENT DOWN.
The w. A. Scholton Sunk BY a
Collision,
AND OVER ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST

| LONDON, November 20.-The steamer Vt. A.
Scholten, Captain Taat, which left Rotter-
dam yesterday for New York, was sunk by
collision with the steamer Rosa Mary, Of Har-
tlepool, at II o'clock last night, ten miles off
| Dover. The Scholten carried 230 passengers
and crew. The steamer Ebro, of the Sunder-
land rescued ninety Of the crew and passen-
gers and landed them at the Sailors Home, at
Dover. One hundred and forty of the pas;en-
gers are missing. One passenger and q child
of the party brought to Dover were found dead
from exposure. 1t is hoped that passing YES
sells have rescued the missing ones. The w.
A. Scholton's masts are visible from the Dover
pier. Boats have left Dover,
bound in all directions, for
the purpose of saving life and property if
possible. The Rosa Mary is anchored off
Ramsgate, with her bows stove. Up to p.
M, twenty-five bodies from the w. A. Schol-
ton have been landed at Dover.
| THE STORY or THE DISASTER.
The w. A. Scholten left Rotterdam Satur-
| day morning. At the time of the accident a
| dense fog prevailed. The Scholton
was struck on the port bow by
tho Rosa Mary Immediately after
| the shock was felt, the Scholton' s passengers,
| all of whom had retired for the night, rushed
on deck in their night gowns. Boats were
promptly ordered to be lowered, but it was
| found that only two were available. Three
others were useless, and were not lowered.
The water rushed swiftly through the hole in
the bow, and terrible scene ensued. The
panic-stricSen passengers uttered piercing
shrieks, and many fell upon their knees and
prayed aloud. Little children chung to their
mothers, who themselves were shrieking with
and oil ,pc
sessed, and remained on the bridge to the last.
| Several persons secured life-belts and leaped
into the sea. Within twenty minutes of the
shock the Scholton was engulfed. All
those who had fixed on life belts had foated
and were rescued by boats from the steamer
Ebro, which cruised around until o'clock
this morning. ManXCf the rescued have lost
wives, husbands, brothers and sisters. The
survivors were supplied with clothes and ev-
erything possible was done to secure their
comfort.
DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS GIVEN.
aThe passengers accounts differ regarding
the circumstances of the collision and the re-
portss of the officers of the Scholton clash with
those of the officers of the Rosa Mary. Some
of the passengers state that the evenings
merriment had ceased, and most of the pas
sengers had retired to their hunks, only few
remaining in the saloon, when the tremendous
crash was heard on the port bow They say
it is impossible that the collision could have
occurred by the Scholton striking an anchored
vessel. The second mate of the Scholton re-
ports that he was on deck when he saw an
unknown steamer coming through the fog.
Before anything could be done the Scholton
was struck in the fore rigging and port bow.
The other vessel, which he now presumes was
&l,a hao1 -nl 80
peared. Within twenty minutes the Scholton
sunk. The captain of the Rosa Mary states
that his vessel was run into while anchored
southeast of South Sand by the head of an
unknown steamer. Finding that the Rosa
Mary was damaged, he proceeded to Dover
roads. The vessel is now locked.
The Rosa Mary was laden with
coal for st. Nazire.
A TERRIBLE NIGHT.
One of those saved is Monte Gallo from the
Tyrole. He states that the scenes on the sink
ing ship were terrible. The steerage passen-
gers, stricken with terror, ran about the deck
in wild confusion. The captain tried his ut
most to restore order, but without effect The
passengers rushed for the boats, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that the officers
could keep them from jumping into and sink
ing them. Gallo was in the water two hours.
When taken out he was greatly exhausted,
owing to the extreme cold, and his efforts to
keep afoat. After: the vessel sunk, the cries
of the persons in the water could be heard for
q long time in all directions.
According to the latest statement, there
were2 10 persons on the Scholton, leaving 1872
drowned and missing. The first mate and
fourth engineer have been recognized among
the dead. The Scholton lies four Imiles from
Admiralty pier. Her three masts are visible.
She is in position dangerous to navigation.
A buoy and lights have been placed around
the wreck.
George Moore, passenger, states that when
the crash occurred, general rush was made
for the decks. "I was told that nothing serious
had occurred he says, "but secured life
belt. There were six English passengers
on board the vessel, and one
| of these, a girl, asked us to keep
| in the group that the English might go down
| together. was in the water a long time be-
| fore being picked up. When the Scholton
| sank the cries were heartrending. The cap
| tain of the Ebro, the rescuing vessel, behaved
nobly. He had all his deck load of timber
thrown overheard, and this judicious act saved
| many lives. Only two of the Scholton's boats
were lowered. The others could not be got. !
do not know whether this was due to any fault
| on board. The vessel listed over so much that
| all the boats could not be dropped into the
water The people rushed about in the great
est state of excitement, all trying to get place
| in the two boats which had been successfully
| lowered. The scare and disorder prevented
many persons being saved. Tho water was
freezing cold. This fastened the death OF
many rendering them powerless."
| THE LIFE BOATS NOT IN ORDER.
| Charles Mills, of Red Hill, Surray, says the
life boats appeared as il they had not been
used for long time. They had to be chopped
away 18th axes, with the assistance of the
| passengers. 1 called out to those or
the bridge to fire rockets. i
| was long time before They